Chin-rest for violins.



No. 683,973. Patented Oct. 8, 190i. 0. 0. OLSON.

CHIN BEST FOR VIOLINS.

(Application flied Aug. 16, 1900.)

(No Model.)

W'itnesses.

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Inventor.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OSCAR O. OLSON, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR OF TlVO- THIRDS TOPHILIP H. ROSE AND JOHN MORRISSEY, OF SAME PLACE.

CHIN-REST FOR VIOLINS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 683,973, dated October8, 1901.

Application filed August 16, 1900. Serial No. 27,096. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, OSCAR O. OLSON, of Providence, in the county ofProvidence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Chin-Rests for Violins; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to the class of attachments for violins known aschin-rests.

The object of the invention is to produce an article of this characterthat can be securely and readily attached to or detached from theinstrument and that can be easily adjusted to fit different violinswithout the aid of any tool or appliance except the device itself.

It is fully explained and illustrated in this specification and theaccompanying draw- 1ngs.

Figure 1 represents the rest applied to a violin, a part only of theinstrument being shown in the drawing. Fig. 2 isa View from the inside6f the restwhen closed, as when secured to the violin. Fig. 3 shows theinside arrangement of the fastening mechanism open, as before it isattached to the instrument. Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-section taken online 4 4 in Fig. 3, showing the flanges and grooves in the upper andlower members. Fig. 5 is a representation of the upper half of the claspthat is to be attached to the chin-plate. Fig. 6 is an end view from thelower end of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a representation of the lower half of theclasp. Fig. 8 shows an end view from the upper end of Fig. 7.

The construction and operation of the device are as follows:

A is the plate upon which the chin rests when the violin is in use.

O is the upper part of the clasp, that is at tached to the plate A byscrews or other means. The part C of the clasp is made,

preferably, of sheet metal, turned over at its two sides to form thegrooves 11 a, (see Fig. 6,) and at the top the metal is turned over atright angles to form a flange N to catch on the top of the violin B andto hold the chinplate A. The lower member D of the clasp (seen separatein Figs. 7 and 8) is also preferably made of sheet metal and is turnedup at its two sides to form fiangesjj fitted to slide in the grooves n nin the upper part of the clasp C, (see Fig. 4,) and the lower end of themetal is turned off at a right angle to make a flange H to catch on theunder side of the violin B. A stud c is held to turn in the middle ofthe part 0 near the upper end, and a lever J is held on a stud e, fastin the middle'of the member D, and a stud d is held to turn in the innerend of the lever J, while the outer end of the lever is carried outbeyond the side of the clasp, so as to turn up against the side, with aslight olfset at the end to serve as a handle to operate the lever. Asmall rod g, with a milled washer a fast on its middle, has a screwthread made on its upper end, fitted to screw into a hole in the stud cin the upper part of the clasp O, and the lower end of the rod 9 iscarried through the stud d in the lever J and secured to turn in thestud, with a shoulder on the rod on the upper side and a head on the endof the rod on the outside.

The method of attaching the rest to a violin is this: The lever J isfirst turned down, as in Fig. 3. This pushes the upper and lower partsof the clasp apart, and the end of the violin Bis then inserted betweenthe flanges N and H. The lever J is then turned up, as in Fig. 2, whichdraws the two parts of the clasp together and clamps the instrumentbetween the flanges N and H with great force,

as the lever J and rod 9 form a toggle-joint. To release the rest fromthe violin, it is only necessary to turn the lever J down, as at first,to open the clasp.

To adjust the clasp to violins diifering in thickness, the rod g isturned by the milled washer a with the thumb or finger, and when turnedin one direction the rod will be screwed farther into the stud c, andthe two studs 0 and (I will be drawn closer together, so that a thinnerviolin can be held between the flanges N and H, and by turning the rodgin the opposite direction the studs will be pushed apart, so as to fita thicker instrument. The inner sides of the top flange N and of thelower flange H are padded with felt or some other suitable material toprevent injury to the instrument.

The device is complete in itself, and in attaching it to a violin or inadjusting it to instruments of different thickness there is no need of aseparate tool, which is very liable to be mislaid when wanted for use.

As shown in the drawings, both the part 0 and the part D are dished orU-shaped in cross-section, the flanges and grooves being formed from theright-angular edges. This provides room for the lever, studs, and connecting-rod, which are confined behind the dished plates and concealedfrom view, the outer end of the lever projecting out just sufficientdistance to allow the manipulation of the same. This construction alsoprevents the persons clothes orneck from contact with the operatingmechanism.

Having thus described my improvements, I claim as my invention anddesire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In a device of the characterdescribed, the combination of a chin-support having an arm extendingdownward therefrom, a plate havinga flange at one end, said arm and saidplate being arranged to slide on each other in a direction transverse tosaid chin-support, a lever pivoted on one of said sliding members, astud pivoted on said lever, a stud pivoted on the other of said slidingmembers, and a rod connecting said studs.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of achin-support having an arm extending downward therefrom, a plate havinga flange at one end, said arm and said plate being arranged to slide oneach other in a direction transverse to said chin-support, a leverpivoted on said plate, a stud pivoted on said lever, a stud pivoted onsaid arm, and a rod connecting said studs.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of achin-support having an army extending downward therefrom, a plate havinga flange at one end, said arm and said plate being arranged to slide oneach other in a direction transverse to said chin-support, a leverpivoted to one of said sliding members, a stud pivoted 'on said lever, astud pivoted on the other of said sliding members, a

' rod connecting said studs, and means for adjusting said rod.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination of achin-support having an arm extending downward therefrom, a plate havinga flange at one end, said arm and said plate being arranged to slide oneach other in a direction transverse to said chin-support, a leverpivoted to one of said sliding members, a stud pivoted on said lover, astud pivoted on the other of said sliding members, and a rod connectingsaid studs, said lever having a flange at its free extremity arranged toengage said sliding members and thereby limit the movement of the lever.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of achin-support having an arm extending downward therefrom, a plate havinga flange at one end, said plate and said arm being arranged to slide oneach other in a direction transverse to said chinsupport, a leverpivoted to one of said sliding members, a stud pivoted on said lever andhaving an aperture therein, a stud pivoted on the other one of saidsliding members and having an aperture therein, a rod rotatably securedin the aperture in one of said studs, said rod having a threadedportion, the other one of said studs having its aperture threaded andarranged to engage the threaded portion of said rod and thereby permitadjustment of said rod.

6. In a device of the character described, the combination of achin-support having an arm extending downward therefrom, a plate havinga flange at one end, said plate and said arm being arranged to slide oneach other in a direction transverse to said chinsupport, a leverpivoted on one of said sliding members, a stud pivoted on said lever,and having an aperture therein, a stud pivoted on the other of saidsliding members and having an aperture therein, a rod rotatably securedin the aperture in one of said studs, said rod having a threadedportion, the other one of said studs havingits aperture threaded andarranged to engage the threaded portion of said rod, and a milled disksecured on said rod.

7. In a device of the character described, the combination of achin-support having an arm extending downward therefrom, a plate havinga flange at one end, said plate and said arm being arranged to slide oneach other in a direction transverse to said chinsupport, a leverpivoted on said plate, a stud pivoted on said lever and having anaperture therein, a stud pivoted on said arm and having a threadedaperture therein, a rod rotatably secured in the aperture in said studon said lever, said rod having a threaded portion arranged to engagesaid threaded aperture in the stud on said arm and thereby per- -mitadjustment of said rod.

8. In a device of the character described, the combination of achin-support having an arm extending downward therefrom, a plate havinga flange at one end, said arm and said plate being arranged to slide oneach other in a direction transverse to said chin-support, a leverpivoted on said plate, a stud pivoted on said lever and having anaperture therein, and a rod rotatably secured in the aperture in thestud on said lever, said rod having a threaded portion arranged toengage said threaded aperture in the said stud on said arm and therebypermit adjustment of said rod.

9. In a chin-rest for violins, the plate A, the upper part of the claspO to which the plate A is secured, and which part G is turned over atits edges to form the grooves 12 n, and at its top is provided with aflange N, combined with the lower member D of the clasp having theflange H formed upon its lower end and provided with the ilangesj uponits edges to cured to the lever, substantially as shown IO fit in thegroove 01; the stud formed upon and described.

the upper part of the clasp, the lever J piv- In testimony whereof Ihave hereunto set oted upon the stud 0, upon the lower part of my handthis 14th day of August, A. D. 1900, 5 the clasp, the screw-rod 9provided with a OSCAR O OLSON milled Washer a and which rod isscrewthreaded at its upper end and passes through In presence ofthe studc and is connected to the lever J, HOWARD E. HARLOW, near its lower end,by means of a stud d se- EDGAR S. MARSH.

